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TWAIN and TWAIN Direct are application programming interfaces (APIs) and communication protocols that regulate communication between software and digital imaging devices, such as image scanners and digital cameras. TWAIN is supported on Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

Key facts

Software.name
TWAIN
Software.logo
TWAIN logo.png
Software.author
TWAIN Working Group
Software.developer
TWAIN Working Group
Software.latest release version
2.5 ()
Software.operating system
Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
Software.platform
x86, x86-64, PowerPC
Software.genre
Application programming interface
Software.license
LGPL (Data Source Manager only)
Software.standard
TWAIN
Software.logo_size
200px

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Official website
www.twain.org
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inception
1992-02-00
software version identifier
2.4
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  • Objectives
  • TWAIN Working Group
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TWAIN and TWAIN Direct are application programming interfaces (APIs) and communication protocols that regulate communication between software and digital imaging devices, such as image scanners and digital cameras. TWAIN is supported on Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

The three key elements of TWAIN are: Application software. For example, graphics software, a fax application or a word processor. Source manager software. The source manager software is a software library provided by the TWAIN Working Group. Device drivers (referred to as "Source software" in the specification document)

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